grub-install /dev/hda1 = bad mistake?

raedt · 08-16-2003, 06:13 PM

Hi,

I reinstalled Windoze XP @ /dev/hda on a Notebook, where's also RH9 installed. But after installing Grub on /dev/hda (MBR), the whole NTFS-Partition was completely destroyed, no way to fix it. What the hell happend and how can I prevent this?

Was something wrong with my win partition? I have not a clue. First time I installen Windoze XP and Linux, everything seemed ok.

Im using RH9 with up-to-date Kernel and Grub on a notebook.

If you know anything about this phenomen I would like to know it.

thx

leonscape · 08-16-2003, 06:23 PM

if you installed it on /dev/hda thats the MBR if you put it on /dev/hda1
then your in trouble.

You could try using parted to reset the filetype for the partition.

rahulsundaram · 08-16-2003, 06:27 PM

are you able to boot into linux. type grub-install as root user and try again. ntfs is read only by linux and redhat doesnt have the module enabled by default. a fix is available from linux-ntfs.sf.net

it might be possible you originally installed in a fat system while the new stuff is ntfs